By NEAL WAGNER / Managing Editor

COLUMBIANA – A 31-year-old Birmingham woman has been released from the Shelby County Jail on bonds totaling $20,000 after she allegedly distributed heroin at an Alabaster shopping center earlier this year.

The Shelby County Drug Enforcement Task Force arrested Amy Nicole Sullivan, who lists an address on Barcelona Court in Birmingham, and charged her with felony counts of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance.

According to her arrest warrants, Sullivan allegedly distributed heroin and the painkiller Fentanyl in the 30 block of South Colonial Drive in Alabaster on Jan. 27.

Unlawful distribution of a controlled substance is a Class B felony, and possession of a controlled substance is a Class C felony. The crimes are punishable by up to 20 years in prison and 10 years in prison upon conviction, respectively.

As of May 26, Sullivan had no future court dates listed in Shelby County Circuit Court.